1. Take It Easy. In the documentary History of the Eagles, Glenn Frey tells an anecdote about living in Los Angeles and hearing Jackson Browne, in the apartment above, working on his songwriting every morning. “Oh, so that’s how you do it,” thought Frey, who was eager to break into the music business at the time. Browne would go on to co-write one of the Eagles’ greatest hits, Take It Easy, which, it’s safe to say, has kept him in guitar picks for the last 40 years.

2. These Days. Browne, who started playing shows in Los Angeles in his teens, moved to New York and ended up writing for Nico, the German model and singer who briefly fronted the Velvet Underground, and playing with Tim Buckley. Nico recorded three of Browne’s songs for her album Chelsea Girl, including the oft-covered These Days.

3. Running on Empty. The singer/songwriter with the boyish haircut scored big time in the ’70s with the album Running on Empty, which featured the title track and other FM radio favourites.

4. Lawyers in Love. The ’80s were a confusing time for musicians who had made their bones in the previous decade. Browne responded in part with Lawyers in Love, a tongue-in-cheek ode to the Reagan era.

5. Standing in the Breach. Browne’s last album of new material was 2014’s Standing in the Breach. On his current tour, he’s been playing songs from his entire catalogue, with the accompaniment of guitarist Greg Leisz (and on some dates, though not Vancouver, singer/songwriters Sara and Sean Watkins).

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